Ghana vs Jamaica: Rural population, per capita
Ghana
0.4108 units per person
in 2025
Jamaica
0.4057 units per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
85th
Jamaica rank
88th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.4108 units per person against 0.4057 units per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0051 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 88th of 216 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7385 units per person | 0.6483 units per person | 0.0903 units per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.7 units per person | 0.5569 units per person | 0.1431 units per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.6739 units per person | 0.5166 units per person | 0.1573 units per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.6049 units per person | 0.4954 units per person | 0.1095 units per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.5293 units per person | 0.4734 units per person | 0.0558 units per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.467 units per person | 0.449 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.4246 units per person | 0.4176 units per person | 0.007 units per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Ghana, at 0.4108 units per person against 0.4057 units per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.0051 units per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 85th and Jamaica ranks 88th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.